Rockefeller's Standard Oil company lives on!

[bobbieinok]

* Standard Oil of New Jersey became Exxon

*Standard Oil of New York became Mobil

*Standard Oil of California became Chevron

Followed by later mergers, etc

[captain queeg]

1. Standard oil of Ohio became Sohio

Not very creative. Not sure they exist as such any more.

[Norbert]

3. Sohio was acquired by BP around 30 years ago.

[A HERETIC I AM]

2. "ESSO" preceded EXXON.

ESSO.

“ES”....”SO”

S O.....Standard Oil.

[Cirque du So-What]

5. Stinging insects hung around those stations

You had to watch out for the ESSO bees.

[abqtommy]

6. That's a good one!

[brooklynite]

4. No...

When you break up a monopoly, the companies don't disappear, they change their names and ownership.

[safeinOhio]

7. While Rockefeller fought the break up,

it actually increased his wealth as he got stock from all of those off shoots.